The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-05
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( iPHlLADELPuIA, Sept. 4.-Au official o!
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in
discussing The Baltimore & Ohio situation,
said thai: the road had been swamped in
mskingits exssn.ion to this city, which
was made doubly disastrous because Of it,
inability to reach New York after having
built to Philadelphia. The cost Of the
extension to this city and sll othe,
matters pertaining thsreto 1t 10 estimated
stands the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
Company in round fsureo $2S, 500 600
which Was expended as follows; Exten.
sion to Philadelphia, with terminate,
Sls,0O0.O00; schuylkill Eaat Side Rail.
road, IS. soc, 600, and = Investments
on Staten Island and vicinity,
81 600. 600. 1t is believed that the flsst.
ing debt Of the company was created BY
theee extensions. Last June the company
began a number Fl Euryeys for a line to
New York, but it was no. a. great while
before the surveyors were withdrawn.
President Garrett aseting ttlat he had de-.
termined to rely upon the enforcement Of
his old contract. With the. Reading Com.
pany for reaching New York, but the lat.
ter company declared that this contract
could not and should not DO carried ont.
The Record saya: Glow the interest OF
the general public will be affected by thia
tranater and consolidation Of vast inter.
ests remains to be- seen. ,Oae thing at
least, eeems asaured-Philade!phis has
been deprived OF an opportunity to share
in the commercial benefits arising from
railway composition, and eeems now to
have no way CT egc,pe from tho clutches
otthe Pennsylvaniat Railroad Company,
Tho importsrt ico1ceesious co recently
made by the city in'the hope of securing
comps!ing outlet for our shippers have
been worse than wasted. 5s7,25;' q.
EFFECT oFl1nE,p. & o. DEAL. /,
a Possibility that it VII Ultimately L enc 1T
&c! "a! Wheeling. E3..ts,. -,
At frat aIsnce everybody in Wheeling
wus inclined to dsp.ors the probable con.
eolidstion Of tho Baltimore & Oalo snt,
Pennsylvania railroad sys.ems under ous
control. Reflection K leads : thoughtful
people to be'ieye, that such an occurrence
might not ba m unniSsd evil. Thore is
one mattar'in which Winding could not
but be benefited by q visa businas9 Dol.
icy on the part Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
management. Anybody who has eyar
watched freight trains pull no the heavy
grade on Sixteenth street from Main ia
EoH can sec that enlightened selGshnesH
would induce the Baltimore & Ohio Com.
pany to construct It's projected track south
OF the creek and abandon Sixteenth etrset.
Any change which plfc,s the Baltimore 1.
Ohio in the hands OF progressive, practical
men would benefit the city in this re-.
gard. '.- 4. s5lt ~, X. 4 <
There is another matter which receives
considerable attention Just nov. With
competition In freight rates between two
great trunk lines, the construction OF q
bridge over the river here and other rail-
road outlets east and Test was simply
much to be desired. II tho B. 4. O. and
Pennsylvania Companies are both under
one management self preservation makes
these outlets an absolute necessity. IS
IS There are o number OF railroads pro.
jected ont Of, into and through Wheeling
the construction Of which ia question Of
time. just now those is q bright promise
that the w. q L. Z. road will be pushed
from its fprcusnt terminus to the river.
This will make the building Of the bridge
sure. Tho charter and permission Of the
War Department Tor this bridge arc in the
possession OF reliable gentlemen, one Of
whom not long ago told an 1NTRLLla RNcEa
reporter that the bridge would be built.
There is;eason to believe that the capital
will be forthcoming when It ia decided to
begin work. d. sl9ss,, 7. h.
& The Wheeling & Harrisburg Railway
and South Pennsylvania Railroad In Yves.
Virginia had thor chartera revived last
winter BY a special act Of the Legislature
at Charleston. This step was not taken
for nothing. !: 1t, with other slsns, Indicates
that when the wv. q +. E. road enlsra
Wheeling from tho West 1t will b met by
another road lrom the East, forming q
through trunk line with advantages over
all the exiating roads. "a HI - ii
& There is another project Of which little
has been aaid---a plsn for railroad from
this city BY, o natural route through, thu
coke regions Of Pennsylvania. The gen.
tlemen back OF this scheme are very reti
cent, which instead OF being q bad ajpI
tends to create. confidence in the plan. =
&C The Coshocson, Mt; Vernon 4 Wheelin,
road, the "Cannon Ball line, :" is said to be
in q promieing way II, however,,i It Il
not! built within the! time given by The
county, the subscription Of, Sl5O, 600 to Il,
capital stock can be diverted; to anothe!
road. The field is full Of promising bro
jecte, and II Wheeling Is driven by reces
sity to reach out for o new railroad conuec
ton with the worldiat large, a little ensr
s,gywill secure II. n =.